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Original 2020- 10- 13, a quality creator in the field of history.
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"I was disappointed and lost all directions until I saw the ordinary. This is the only answer." As Pu Shu said in the song "Ordinary Road", ordinary is the only answer. We all want to live an extraordinary life, independent of others, but we don't know that if we can live an ordinary life and realize ourselves, this life will be truly complete. Yuan Sumei, the "third sister-in-law" of HKU, lived an ordinary life, but was commemorated by countless HKU students and was called "the treasure of HKU".
A cleaner has become an academician of the University of Hong Kong.
In 2009, HKU awarded Yuan Sumei, an ordinary campus cleaner, an honorary academician. This is the first time that HKU has awarded an honorary academician to an ordinary employee since 1995, and also made 82-year-old Yuan Sumei the first civilian academician.
I only know five words in my life: my name and the title of "sister-in-law". I have never been to school, nor have I donated huge sums of money to HKU. How can I become an honorary academician of this university with a history of nearly a hundred years? You know, the other three people who received the award on the same stage with her were the chief executive of HSBC, the eldest son of the richest man in Hong Kong and Guo, a senior barrister in Hong Kong. This caused a sensation at that time and caused great controversy in society.
In addition, Yuan Sumei's deeds also appeared in the Chinese examination paper of Chongqing college entrance examination in that year. The composition material was based on Yuan Sumei's story, so that students could write a composition with the theme of "having a special liking".
In 20 17, Yuan Sumei passed away, and Peter William Mathieson, president of HKU, wrote: She left a glorious legacy for HKU; HKU official website home page: I will miss you forever! Why does an ordinary cleaning trade union cause so much nostalgia and so many people's mourning and commemoration?
All these honors come from Yuan Sumei's silent dedication to HKU and its students for 44 years, and half of his life has been dedicated to this university.
From the age of 29 to 73, he devoted his life to HKU.
Yuan Sumei, a native of Dongguan, Guangdong Province, is the third in her husband's family. Later, she came to Hong Kong to escape the war. 1957, Yuan Sumei, only 29 years old, joined HKU with her husband. Unexpectedly, she stayed in HKU for 44 years. She started as a waitress, worked as a chef's assistant, chef and dormitory cleaner, and finally became the soul of HKU dormitory.
"Sister-in-law is like our mother" is a kind expression of Yuan Sumei by dozens of HKU students. Sansao is an ordinary person, an ordinary employee of HKU, who has been cooking and cleaning for decades. She is closer to HKU students than to her own children. If someone is dizzy, she will take the initiative to boil medicine and cook porridge; The students worked hard in the library and accidentally missed the meal. No matter how late it is, she waits and cooks dinner for them. It is also from this little bit of care and love that Sansao becomes the mother in the hearts of students.
Sansao's memory lies not only in her figure, but also in the impact on taste buds. Red bean cake, spicy cake, old fire soup, fried rice noodles ..... have all become delicious foods that students expect after studying hard every night.
Sister-in-law's cooking is so big, the red bean paste sago is one centimeter in diameter. In this regard, a Hong Kong college student lamented: "What a big one!" And between words, I can't help but praise San Sao's craftsmanship. But behind the food is a person's efforts. In order to cook sago soft, Sister-in-law has to wait in front of the stove for more than two hours. In order to present the most perfect taste of red bean paste, she will add the freshest coconut juice to it. Making cowpea cake is also a very energy-consuming thing. The ingredients should be simmered for an hour and kept stirring.
In the 1970s, because of heart problems, Sansao could not continue to hold the position of kitchen, so she turned to work as a cleaner in a big school. Third sister-in-law, a cleaner, still works hard, is patient and takes care of students.
Students will get together in the dining hall, and often forget the time because of the carnival, tossing until two or three in the morning. This time has long passed the normal off-duty time of my sister-in-law, but she never urges and blames the students, but patiently waits for the end of the party, and then quietly cleans up the beer bottles, snacks and stains on the ground.
The figure of mopping the floor alone in the canteen in the early morning is deeply imprinted in the students' minds and will never be forgotten.
My sister-in-law treats all HKU students as if they were her own children. Once they get sick and have a fever, she will take good care of them. She is afraid that one day she will get Alzheimer's disease, because she is afraid that she will forget the names of these children.
This is the third sister-in-law who gives silently and asks for nothing in return. After reading the third sister-in-law, I realized how rare it is to insist on doing one thing all my life, such an ordinary thing! After reading the third sister-in-law, I realized the true meaning of "winning a heart without taking half a blade of grass" Sansao has always insisted on it for 44 years, and the title of honorary academician deserves it!